Our brief brush with fame:

We were lucky enough to have folks from our local newspaper at our jam to help us spread the word about how nice an instrument the dulcimer is. You can see and hear what they did here.

Here are some of our favorite artist's sites:

Check their sites for tab, workshop opportunities, lesson books/cds and great tips.

• Niels Andersen
• Bonnie Carol
• Larry Conger
• Bing Futch
• Tull Glazener
• Susan Howell
• Helen Johnson
• Maddie MacNeil
• Donna Missigman
• Heidi Muller
• Maureen Sellers
• Shelley Stevens

These are great resources:

check out our friends at North Georgia Foothills Dulcimer Associations Great tab and blog!

Mountain dulcimer builders:
http://www.mcspaddendulcimers.com/
http://www.bluelioninstruments.com/
http://www.folkcraft.com/
http://www.tomyocky.com/index1.html
http://www.strothers.com/SW_Dulcimers.htm
Gila Mountain Dulcimers
Cardboard Dulcimers from Backyard Music

Hammered dulcimer builders:
http://www.dustystrings.com/building/hdulcimers.shtml
http://www.woodnstrings.com/
http://www.songofthewood.com/

Hammered dulcimer hammers:
http://hammerdulcimer.homestead.com/BedardHammers.html
http://www.dustystrings.com/building/harp_accessories.shtml

Music store in Seattle that sells McSpadden mountain dulcimers, Dusty Strings hammered dulcimers and harps, many other instruments, tab books, and accessories (a fun place to visit):
http://www.dustystrings.com/

Music store in Portland that sells mountain and hammered dulcimers, as well as a varietyof other instruments:
Artichoke Music

Online stores that sell dulcimers, tab books, picks, and accessories:
http://www.prussiavalley.com/
http://www.elderly.com/                                

Online store that sells instructional DVDs and CDs/tab:
http://www.homespuntapes.com/

Dulcimer Players News, the magazine for dulcimer enthusiasts:
http://www.dpnews.com/

Online store that sells music stands and dulcimer bags:
http://www.dulcimerbaglady.com/
http://www.dulcimerbaglady.com/musicstands.htm

More Sites:

• Everything Dulcimer
• Mel Bay Dulcimer Sessions
• Tri-Cities Guide (a local community resource)
• Three Rivers Folklife Society (another local biggie- yeah!)

You-Tube is a perfectly entertaining, musically related ways to kill a few minutes. Start with these, but you will find bazillions of similar related clips.

• Sarah Garland's Pi Day hammered dulcimer composition
• Cradle Medley
• Chord Hat (just look at that cute little dulcimer, and a nice Soldier’s Joy)
• Pipe Hat (same guys, new hat, bigger dulcimer)
• Si Beag Si Mor (on hammered dulcimer)
• Harvest Home (on hammered dulcimer)

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